Species Mycobacterium caprae
Name: Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003
Basonym: Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999
Etymology: ca’p.rae L. gen. fem. n. caprae, referring to capra; L. fem. n. capra, for goat, the host animal from which the bacterium was first isolated
Type strains: ATCC BAA-824; CIP 105776; gM-1; spc-1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF547975
Analyse
FASTA 
Valid publication:
Aranaz A, Cousins D, Mateos A, Dominguez L. Elevation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 to species rank as Mycobacterium caprae comb. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1785-1789. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Correct name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002 homotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 homotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published
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Notes:
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z".
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Aranaz A, Cousins D, Mateos A, Dominguez L. Elevation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 to species rank as Mycobacterium caprae comb. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1785-1789.
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